Yearly Entry

Last Entry?

This was not the update (with pictures) I had in mind:

I was going 55 mph on MO 100, my back end started to skid because of the wet road.  I think it was because I had on snow tires, but that doesn't matter now.  Because there were cars coming from both directions, I decided I'd rather take my chances in the ditch with the trees rather than get hit from the front and back, so I just jerked the wheel and braced myself by putting my arms over my head.  My car went in the ditch sideways and flipped (once I think), and hit a tree with my back end.  My front glass shattered (sort of) and my windows blew out in one piece because of the tint.

I was upside down with my head on the roof but luckily, my arms took most of the impact. I unlocked the seatbelt (which saved my life) and checked myself to see if I was ok.  Then I turned off the ignition so there wouldn't be any explosion of some sort.  My two doors wouldn't open so I was trapped.  Luckily, the people who saw me came down and I heard the man walking to my car say, "I hope he's not dead."  He yelled, "Hello?"  I answered and said I was fine.  He cleared the back window for me and I crawled out.  I came out of there with absolutely no harm.

I think it would be foolish for me to say it wasn't a miracle.  I'm so thankful that Ruth, Ann, or none of the youth group kids were in my car at the time.  The passenger side was completely damaged along with the back.  If you look inside the car, the driver's side is the only "intact" part!  Oh, and to make things worse, my laptop broke too!  Too bad it wasn't my phone...  Oh, and for those of you who worried, I did save my iPod!  My friends stated that it took a major car accident for me to update!    Anyways, thank you Lord for keeping me safe!

Here are some interesting facts about my car:

Trask Mobile ( a.k.a "Old Faithful"):  1988 Honda Accord

Life Span: January 2001 - March 5th, 2006; 18,000 miles - 160,000

Max speed reached: 125 mph

Fit 9 people in there once

Youngest people to drive my car: Timmy, Rachel, and Ruthie (when they were 11).

*Updates with pictures coming soon!  I promise!  *

Things that people don’t know about me:

Things I love

I love American history, especially the Civil War.

My favorite X-Men hero is Gambit

My favorite fruits are kiwi and strawberry

My favorite book is the Secret Garden

My favorite season is fall, especially from Thanksgiving to Christmas

My favorite movie all-time is Ben-Hur and Gladiator

I love mountains and forests

My favorite animals are timber wolves and polar bears

My favorite tree is a weeping willow

My favorite time in elementary school was story-telling time

My favorite Ninja Turtle was Michelangelo

Things I hate

I hate the sound of metal against metal

I hate running long-distance

I hated the game Duck-Hunt

I hate fishing

I hate mosquitoes

I hate eating

I hate wearing glasses

I hate taking medicine no matter how bad I feel

I hate the cold weather

Things I’ve done or never did

I never beat Mario Brothers 1

I never fainted or gotten unconscious

I never broke a bone nor had surgery

I had 20-20 vision but lost it through TV when I was in 8^th grade

My fasted running a mile was 5:50, 2 miles was 15:00…hehehe

I played the flute when I was in 2^nd grade but quit because my friends made fun of me

I’ve been to 33 states and driven through 5

I’ve been to 4 countries

I sweep and mop left-handed

My first pet was a cannery

Never had stitches

I killed my first snake when I was 6

I have a 3-inch scar on my right arm and a 2-inch scar on my right knee